Requiring the deposit of all beverage containers to reduce the amount of solid waste in the state; placing a minimum refund value on beverage containers sold in the state for deposit purposes; imposing a handling fee on distributors for reimbursement to redemption center operators; specifying certain beverage container marking requirements; requiring redemption centers to accept and pay the refund value for beverage containers with the required markings, authorizing the refusal to accept certain containers; specifying certain requirements for redemption centers, requiring approval by the commissioner of the pollution control agency; establishing the recycling initiatives fund to be administered by the department of finance, specifying authorized uses; imposing a penalty for forgery; requiring annual PCA commissioner reports to the legislature on the effects of the program on waste and litter (mk)